Can we just call this the last dying gasps of an odious beast?

No, because that assumes it will die. Let's call it a cancer that is giving the appearance of going into remission as a form of self protection. But it will eventually metastasize and show up in another vital organ.

Gee Doc. Just give it to me straight. I can take it.

Sorokin saw you coming, Fenton.

That the dude that wrote West Wing?

the important thing is it came from the heart; both times

Just paying tribute to a patriotic hero of the republican party in his own most "new republican party" way.

In another episode of Trump Embarrasses America, he walked out apparently for a photo op with the Argentinian Prez, shook his hand and kept walking, exit stage right, leaving the guy going WTF? Trump is apparently heard muttering Get Me Outta Here. Which would make a great 2020 campaign slogan.

But ... no tan suit or anything.

ok, done with this now

Been tough last few days for me, and for the *Resident. Must have hurt his feelings seeing the Prince so buddy buddy with his mentor.
The tough part for me is having to wait for the juicy stuff from the bank heist to hit our document collection. Pretty sure *Resident is really looking forward to that too.

tiny was suckered by the ruse that Putin "considered him a peer". In Argentina he got served notice that Putin and MBS think him to be less than a caddy at Mar-a-Lago.

tiny sad, but still the republican flagship and intellectual champion so there's that.

It's about time for a victory rally in Mississippi with Hyde Smith. That always puts tiny right as rain. Maybe invite Hannity again! Probably draw a crowd of 200-300,00 waving Confederate flags, maybe burn a cross or two, lynch Hillary in effigy.

It would be great day for racism and therefore the republican tiny party world.

So ... here is what the Wisc. Assembly Speaker had to say to justify stripping the new Dem. Gov.'s powers before he takes office ... "Maybe we made some mistakes giving too much power to Gov. Walker, and I'd be open to looking at that to see if there are areas we should change that."

The sheer transparent chutzpah is almost admirable. The GOP is so degraded as a party that they see their only way back from complete annihilation as continuing to either outright cheat and disenfranchise or simply change the rules after the voters have spoken. When what they ought to do is scrap the whole thing and try to re-forge the party into what it once was lo so many years ago. Pathetic doesn't begin to cover it, though as I always I provide the caveat: #theyalldoit

Jeff Tiedrich suggests “basket of deplorables” was wrong.

Shoulda been “fu$ktangle of shitweasels.”
I’m inclined to agree.

Checked in on the other board ...this song came to mind ...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oXY_DNVFWVY

You must be joking, son.

Gerrymandering allowed them to keep control of the state houses but what would the GOP do to offset their losses in the statewide races? They’re Republicans. What did you expect?

https://splinternews.com/gop-lawmakers-in-wisconsin-mount-unprecedented-lame-d-1830808407

Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina... wherever you find an entrenched GOP infestation it seems you see the same game plan.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/12...ican-contractor